COFFEECAKE MUFFINS

Delicious coffeecake – in an individual serving!

Makes 12 muffins

nonstick cooking spray

Swirl:

¼cup packed dark brown sugar

¼cup raisins

¼cup chopped walnuts

1tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

2teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon instant coffee Cake:

1½ cups unbleached, all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoons baking soda

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into tablespoons

½ cup granulated sugar

2large eggs

½cup plus 2 tablespoons plain yogurt or sour cream

1teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1.Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.

2.Combine swirl ingredients together in a small bowl; reserve.

3.Put the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together into a large mixing bowl. Insert the mixing beaters into the Cuisinart® Hand Mixer and mix the dry ingredients together starting on speed 2 and increasing to 5 to sift well, about 30 seconds total.

4.Put the butter into a mixing bowl and mix until softened. Add the sugar and mix, gradually increasing to speed 5, until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Put the eggs, yogurt or sour cream and vanilla in a small bowl or liquid measuring cup and mix to combine.

5.Mix wet ingredients into creamed butter mixture until combined and homogenous. Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredi- ents and mix on low speed until just com- bined.

6.Spoon ½ of the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups. Spoon swirl top- ping onto batter and then fill cups evenly with remaining batter. Top muffins with any remaining swirl topping.

7.Bake in preheated oven for about 20 to 25 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.

Nutritional information per muffin:

Calories 218 (41% from fat) • carb. 28g • pro. 4g

fat 10g • sat. fat 4g • chol. 54mg • sod. 112mg

calc.29mg • fiber 1g

QUATRE ÉPICE TEA CAKE

This traditional French spice blend

gives this cake a nice kick.

Makes one 9x5x3-inch loaf

nonstick cooking spray

2cups unbleached, all-purpose flour

¾ teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon sea salt

¾ cup packed light brown sugar

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon ground cloves

¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

¼ teaspoon ground ginger

¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 large egg, room temperature

¾ cup reduced fat milk, room temperature

13 cup sour cream, room temperature

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature

1.Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with nonstick cook- ing spray; reserve.

2.Put the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar and spices in a small mixing bowl. Insert the mixing beaters into the Cuisinart® Hand Mixer. Mix on speeds 1 to 2 until combined, about 20 seconds. Reserve.

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Cuisinart HM-90S manual Coffeecake Muffins, Quatre Épice TEA Cake

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